Dr. Kush Gulati, President and CEO of Omni Design Technologies, co-organized and hosted the first ever industry showcase at the 2018 International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) in San Francisco. This event highlighted the role of silicon that is at the heart of innovative products. Invited finalists introduced exciting next generation applications and products and received ISSCC Innovation Awards. This was followed by interactive demonstrations. Participating companies included industry and technology leaders such as Infineon, Google, Qualcomm, Sony, Elliptic Labs, Nvidia, Ultrahaptics, Novelda, and Chronocam.